The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Large curled Negatives
Large-format negatives from Ie Shima in 1945, where the 345th Bombardment Group's "Air Apaches" flew gun-nosed B-25 Mitchell strafers against Japanese shipping. Hand-painted nose art — "Honey," "Lady Luck," "Slightly Dangerous," a shark's mouth — shares the frame with air-to-air formation shots, a P-38 Lightning, and a captured Japanese aircraft up on jacks for inspection.
499th Bomb Squadron, 345th Bombardment Group (M) Unit History and Campaign Sign, Pacific Theater, WWII
B-25 Mitchell Bomber in Flight over Open Ocean, Damaged Archival Negative, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Captured Japanese Military Aircraft Under Inspection at Jungle Airfield, Pacific Theater, WWII (Large Format Negative)
B-25 Mitchell Bombers in Combat Formation with Bombs Falling, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber with Shark-Mouth Nose Art in Flight, 345th Bomb Group ("Air Apaches")
U.S. Army Trucks Crossing Airfield Road, 345th Bombardment Group Base, WWII Pacific Theater
B-25 Mitchell 'Strafer' with Lightning-Bolt Nose Art and Ground Crew, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Twin-Engine Bomber Beyond Airfield Revetment Under Cumulus Sky, 345th Bombardment Group Base, WWII Pacific Theater
B-25 Mitchell Bomber with Ground Crewman Beneath Port Wing, Ie Shima, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Military Vehicles on the Airfield Road, Ie Shima, 345th Bombardment Group
Airfield Encampment with Tents, Trucks, and B-25 Mitchell Dispersal Area, Ie Shima, WWII Pacific Theater
Three Airmen with a 345th Bombardment Group B-25 Mitchell Strafer, Ie Shima
500th Bomb Squadron / 345th Bombardment Group (M) 'Air Apaches' Unit Sign, Ie Shima, 1945
'BOTTOM'S UP' Nose Art on USAAF Twin-Engine Aircraft, Ie Shima, WWII Pacific Theater
Aerial View of Coastal Base and Anchorage, Ie Shima Area, 345th Bomber Group Collection
Nose Art "Slightly Dangerous" on B-25 Mitchell Fuselage, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
B-25 Mitchell Bombers on a Coral Airstrip, Ie Shima, 1945
B-25 Mitchell Bomber 'Rum and Coke' Nose Art, 345th Bombardment Group
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter with Ground Crew, Pacific Forward Airfield, WWII
B-25 Mitchell 'Kansas-City Kitty' Nose Art with NCO, 345th Bombardment Group, WWII Pacific Theater
Nose Art "Honey" on B-25 Mitchell Strafer, 345th Bombardment Group, Pacific Theater, WWII
Ground Crew Servicing a 345th Bombardment Group B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Ie Shima
B-25 Mitchell Bomber 'Fast Lady' Nose Art, 345th Bombardment Group, Ie Shima
Airmen Beside Bomber Nose Art 'Paradi[se]', 345th Bomb Group, Ie Shima, WWII
Derelict Twin-Engine Japanese Aircraft Examined by American Servicemen, Okinawa/Ie Shima Campaign, 1945
Nose Art "Lady Luck" on B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber Fuselage, 345th Bombardment Group, Ie Shima, 1945
Ground Crew Atop B-25 Mitchell Bomber with Nose Art, 345th Bomb Group, Pacific Theater, World War II
North American B-25 Mitchell with Shark-Tooth Nose Art, 345th Bombardment Group, Ie Shima, WWII
B-25 Mitchell Strafer with Shark/Tiger-Face Nose Art and Crew, 345th Bombardment Group, Pacific Theater, WWII
B-25 Mitchell in Flight with 345th Bombardment Group Insignia, Tail Number 9577, Pacific Theater, WWII